SAMPLE
[YOUR LEA/PROGRAM NAME HERE]
CLASSROOM STRATEGIES & INTERVENTIONS
FOR STUDENTS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH:
PERSONAL CARE AND ORGANIZING MATERIALS
IF YOU SEE:
TRY THIS:
● Schedule 15 minutes/week to organize
A MESSY DESK, LOCKER OR CUBBY
ASSIGNMENTS ARE OFTEN MISPLACED
HOMEWORK IS OFTEN MISSING
A MESSY FACE AFTER MEALS
desks
● Separate books on one side of the desk and
papers on the other
●Specify desk contents
●Give a weekly “Clean Desk” award
●Color-coded turn-in baskets and tabs in 3 ring
binders for different subjects
●Have the child maintain a “Work in Progress”
folder
●Require name, date, and subject on all work
●Try alternatives to 3 ring binders (accordion
files, pocket folders)
●Suggest family invest in a zipper binder
●Maintain a homework log by subject; have
teacher and parent initial daily
●Make sure students have time to copy
assignments from board and ask clarifying
questions
●Require name, date, and subject on all work
●Incorporate looking into mirror after mealtime
●Provide additional napkins
●Assign a hygiene buddy
●Do not consider this a concern before the end
A CHILD IS UNABLE TO TIE SHOES
of 1st grade
●Provide practice shoe with different colored
shoe laces
●For younger students, double knot shoelaces
at beginning of school day